Epigenetic code during mycobacterial infections: therapeutic implications for tuberculosis

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Epigenetics involves changing the gene function without any change in the sequence of the genes. In the case of tuberculosis (TB) infections, the bacilli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), uses epigenetics as a tool to protect itself from the host immune system. TB is a deadly disease-causing maximum death per year due to a single infectious agent. In the case of TB, there is an urgent need for novel...

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